UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Form
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : April 11,
2008
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ECHOSTAR
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-33807
(Commission
File Number)
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26-1232727
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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90
INVERNESS CIRCLE E.
ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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80112
(Zip
Code)
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(303)
706-4000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions:
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
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On
April 11, 2008, SES Americom
announced that it has declared to insurers that the AMC-14 satellite is now
considered a total loss, due to a lack of viable options to reposition the
satellite to its proper geostationary orbit. Therefore, we have no
obligation to make any monthly lease payments to SES Americom with respect
to
the satellite. However, we did make significant up front payments
with respect to the satellite prior to launch, substantially all of which are
covered by insurance we procured. We had intended to lease the
satellite to DISH Network after the satellite began commercial operation.
This revenue opportunity has been lost because the satellite has been declared
a
total loss.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to
be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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ECHOSTAR
CORPORATION
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Date:
April 17, 2008
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By:
/s/
R.
Stanton Dodge
R.
Stanton Dodge
Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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